Schofield Barracks
Schofield Barracks is a United States Army installation and census-designated place (CDP) located in Honolulu and in the Wahiawa District of the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi. Schofield Barracks lies adjacent to the town of Wahiawā, separated from most of it by Lake Wilson (also known as Wahiawā Reservoir). Schofield Barracks is named after Lieutenant General John McAllister Schofield, who was the Commanding General of the United States Army from August 1888 to September 1895. He had been sent to Hawaiʻi in 1872 and had recommended the establishment of a naval base at Pearl Harbor.
Schofield Barracks
Schofield Barracks has an area of 17,725 acres (72 km2) on Central Oʻahu. The post was established in 1908 to provide mobile defense of Pearl Harbor and the entire island. It has been the home of the 25th Infantry Division, nicknamed the "Tropic Lightning" division, since 1941, as well as the headquarters for United States Army Hawaii (USARHAW). The population was 14,904 at the 2020 census.
Geography[edit]
Schofield Barracks is located at 21°29′52″N 158°3′48″W / 21.49778°N 158.06333°W (21.497650, −158.063248).[1] The Main Gate used to be off Wilikina Drive; however, now only the Foote and Lyman gates located along Kunia Road are used for controlled access. Proceeding north on Wilikina Road (State Rte. 99) leads to intersections with Kaukonahua Road (State Rte. 801) to Waialua and Kamehameha Highway (State Rte. 99) to Haleʻiwa. East on Wilikina leads to Interstate H-2 and Kamehameha Highway (State Rte.s 80 and 99) to Wahiawā and Mililani Town. Proceeding south on Kunia Road (State Route 750) past Schofield leads to the Kunia Gate on Wheeler, Kunia, and eventually Waipahu.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the post has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7.3 km2), all of it land.
Education[edit]
Hawaii Department of Education operates two schools in Schofield Barracks CDP:[3] Samuel K. Solomon Elementary School,[4] and Daniel K. Inouye Elementary School.[5]
Solomon Elementary's namesake was a member of the Wolfhounds. The dedication of the original campus was on November 11, 1969, while the dedication of the current facility occurred on November 9, 2019.[6] In the 2016–2017 school year it had 933 students. The Department of Defense's Office of Economic Adjustment funded the construction of the current campus with a $70,248,901.[7] The State of Hawaii added an additional $20,000,000 to the funding. The current campus has four buildings, with each up to two stories tall, and a capacity of above 800. These buildings have 63 classrooms total.[8]
Inouye Elementary opened in 1959 as Hale Kula Elementary School, and it was given its current name on April 19, 2016.[5]
Sergeant Rodney J. T. Yano Library (Building 560), operated by the United States Army's Family and MWR Programs, is in the area.[9] Hawaii State Public Library System operates nearby civilian public libraries.
25th Infantry Division Memorial[edit]
The 25th Infantry Division Memorial consists of four statues, representing the division's soldiers who served in World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and the War on Terrorism (Afghanistan and Iraq). The first statue was unveiled in June 2005, created by Artist Lynn Weiler Liverton
Schofield Barracks CDP
2.77 sq mi (7.18 km2)
2.77 sq mi (7.18 km2)
0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
900 ft (300 m)
14,904
5,378.56/sq mi (2,076.46/km2)
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